wonder if they made a profit lol I actually thought he was young enough to hold on to :/

Part of that deal should have been for the Indians to take Neil Cotts too.

Texas sends Wilmer Font and Matt West to Myrtle Beach, and Fabio Castillo to minor league camp.

Texas sends Luis Martinez, Dusty Brown, Greg Reynolds, Tanner Scheppers and Michael Kirkman to AAA Round Rock.

Looks like Neal Cotts or Robby Ross as lefty bullpen.

Rangers send Kyle Hudson to Tampa Bay for "future considerations."

Cotts' hurt himself last night so it looks like Ross, unless they go without a lefty in the pen.

If Ross ends up on the roster, do I win the "Pick to Click" prize? I'm sure it's something like a trip to the Bahamas, right?

I thought I established that the prize was a date with Nolan Ryan's sister?

http://www.grimmemennesker.dk/ugly-people-563.htm

Now I'm really hoping they move Ross to AAA......

That's scary!

All I can say is beware of Nolan Ryan's Beef.

Yes. The prize is that "The Chicken Little Club" meets at your place during every game.

You are free to lock them in a closet and throw away the key, nobody will miss them.

Naw, you've got to have the Chicken Littles to keep the board balanced. Otherwise, there would be nobody to argue with, I mean "converse" with. What fun would that be?

Plus the fact, I don't think I have enough closets....

Is it just me, or does anyone else question sending Hudson to the best talent evaluators in baseball?

No doubt it could come back to haunt them. Although his numbers don't show it, I thought Hudson showed alot of potential this Spring. Wonder why they couldn't find a Minor League spot for him? "Future consideratioins" doesn't sound like alot to me.

Sounds like a numbers crunch, with Leonys Martin and Julio Borbon(?) on their way to Round Rock. Maybe JD can turn the "future consideration" into some young stud. One can only hope.

Who is Randy Henry, you ask? He's the 2nd player received from Baltimore in the Taylor Teagarden trade.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker&id=henry-001ran

Find your pick-to-click

Low-A Hickory Crawdads 2012 roster: (use zoom if small)
http://www.milb.com/documents/2012/03/30/27758768/1/2012-03-30_Opening_Day_Crawdads_Roster.pdf

Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2012 roster:
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ros&cid=521&stn=true&sid=t521

Frisco RoughRiders 2012 roster:
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ros&cid=540&stn=true&sid=t540

Round Rock Express 2012 roster:
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ros&cid=102&stn=true&sid=t102

Round Rock loses @ Iowa 5-3

Mark Hamburger started and went 5 innings down 3-2 thanks to a 2-run homerun by Mike Bianucci (Joey Butler walked prior). In the top of the 6th Julio Borbon homered to even the score, taking Mark off the hook for the loss, before Derek Hankins allowed 2 runs in the bottom of that inning. The Express were outhit 10-3. Only ss Luis Hernandez had a hit other than the two homeruns.

Frisco wins @ Springfield 1-0. (Rangers @ Cardinals)

Justin Grimm went 5.1 strong innings allowing 2 hits, 1 walk, and 10 K's. Johan Yan got the final out of the 8th inning, and a 1-2-3 ninth for the save. The RoughRiders outhit the Cards 5-4, with Ryan Strausborger getting 2. The lone run came in the 3rd inning on a Val Majewski single and stolen base, a Ryan Strausborger single, and Jose Felix sacfly. The Riders had other 2 out opportunities they missed.

Myrtle Beach DNP

Hickory @ Kannapolis was postponed

Guess I have to follow Myrtle Beach and Hickory for the start of the season at least.

http://www.milb.com/milb/scoreboard/

Myrtle Beach is in the Carolina League. Hickory is in the South Atlantic League.

Games for April 6:

7:05 CT - Round Rock @ Iowa
Martin Perez

7:08 CT - Frisco @ Springfield
Miggy de los Santos

6:05 CT - Wilmington @ Myrtle Beach
Cody Buckel

6:05 CT - Hickory @ Kannapolis
Luke Jackson